Thread: Koreas' trading artillery fire on their border

The South is now demanding an apology from the North.

Koreas Agree to Ease Latest Spike in Tensions

SEOUL—
South Korea agreed Tuesday to halt propaganda broadcasts into North Korea after Pyongyang expressed "regret" about a recent land-mine explosion that maimed two soldiers from the South.

The agreement, reached after 30 hours of tense negotiations, defused the latest confrontation on the Korean peninsula that had threatened to turn into a military confrontation.

South Korean presidential security adviser Kim Kwan-jin said the two Koreas also agreed to hold talks soon, either in Seoul or Pyongyang, about improving ties, 62 years after they ended the Korean War with a truce, not a peace treaty. The two sides said they will resume reunions in September for families separated by the Cold War-era conflict.

The United States, a staunch ally of South Korea, welcomed the agreement and said it hoped tensions on the Korean peninsula will be diminished.

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Originally Posted by misskit

South Korea agreed Tuesday to halt propaganda broadcasts into North Korea

Kim's foot stomping and threats win the day again. All good until his next demand. Folding on this issue simply reinforces and ensures a repeat.

It'll be slow progress today, we're all off work because of a cyclone.